[peterwwillis]

HN is not immune to cargo cults. SV and modern "tech culture" applauds people for writing blog posts like this: "Today I decided to find out what makes the sky blue! I just thought I'd write a blog post about it." Then the culture is reinforced, as when you mention how it's stupid to upvote the blog of someone who literally admits they do not know what they are talking about, you get shouted down for not handing out participation trophies. And yes, I realize how rude this comment is, and how stereotypically anti-millennial it is. But it's what has been happening on HN for years.